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Recent Examples of narcosis
By the end of the 1960s, what remained of the Western counterculture had turned increasingly to violence, decadence, and narcosis as the political and cultural utopia promised in the previous decade had begun to collapse.
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Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
The carbon dioxide was poisoning him, causing narcosis marked by vivid hallucinations.
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Eliza Griswold,
The New Yorker,
30 June 2024
The anesthetic is administered slowly, so that the narcosis condition creeps into the hypnotic state.
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Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2022
Because the reef was located so far down, guarding against narcosis or even states of drowsiness was vital in order to let the scientists study the reef.
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Joshua Hawkins,
BGR,
11 Feb. 2022
For most divers that experience narcosis, the effects are more akin to mild to moderate cognitive impairment, not the impact of powerful hallucinogens.
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Christie Wilcox,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2017
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
The carbon dioxide was poisoning him, causing narcosis marked by vivid hallucinations.
—
Eliza Griswold,
The New Yorker,
30 June 2024
The anesthetic is administered slowly, so that the narcosis condition creeps into the hypnotic state.
—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2022
Because the reef was located so far down, guarding against narcosis or even states of drowsiness was vital in order to let the scientists study the reef.
—
Joshua Hawkins,
BGR,
11 Feb. 2022
For most divers that experience narcosis, the effects are more akin to mild to moderate cognitive impairment, not the impact of powerful hallucinogens.
—
Christie Wilcox,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcosis
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Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness.
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It is also known to cause side effects, including drowsiness, sedation and dizziness.
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From there, the story builds on the uncertainty, rocking the somnolence of a small town in the province of Badajoz, and forcing a community to choose between disbelief and the need to prove what can’t be seen.
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The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
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The fastest-growing premium categories increasingly orbit sleep, recovery, longevity, movement and optimisation.
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Taking regular cool showers and baths, wetting clothes or towels with cold water and putting your pillowcases in the fridge or freezer can all help further cool your body down, and hopefully, get a good night’s sleep.
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But Supergirl doesn’t quite want to deal with the immensity of its protagonist’s feelings; her drunken stupor is often played for laughs, defined by disheveled hair, big sunglasses, and plenty of slurred speech.
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But now, the Outback appears to be out of its stupor.
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Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where UFC ring girl Chrissy Blair put America in a trance to celebrate the big 2-5-0.
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Scary Movie included joking references to both the creepy Aunt Gladys character, as well as the famous scene of all the kids running off in the middle of the night — except the kids in Scary Movie are running from accidental weed candies at Halloween instead of a trance.
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“Narcosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcosis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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